AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lower Cranberry Lake

7.9 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Lower Cranberry Lake is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Fletcher Field, ME. The route reaches Lower Cranberry Lake at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 441 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 482 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.92405, -67.90940
Nearest town Fletcher Field, ME
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Lower Cranberry Lake

7.9 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 260–481 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.92405, -67.90940

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 2.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach Lower Cranberry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-cranberry-lake-out-back-13-km-a277

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F55°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity89%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Sun 64°49°
Mon 76°46°
Tue 67°48°
Wed 65°44° 63%
Thu 72°49° 63%
Fri 60°45°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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